It was a typical summer day in Arizona, sunny and way too hot, and I was on my way to a BBQ/pool party at my friend Jessie’s house. My good friend Lindsay was in town from her internship in Hawaii and Jessie wanted to get all of her friends together for a party, but really it was an excuse for everyone to do some day drinking by the pool. Even though we were all friends in high school it still can be awkward to be around a bunch of people that I never see or talk to anymore. I really didn’t want to show up to the BBQ alone so I called my friend Julie and she was just getting out of the shower and would be there an hour or so. I really didn’t plan on staying that long since I would have to pick up my son early from his dad and I didn’t want to wait around and extra an hour for her to be ready. I decided to call Lindsay and make sure she was there so I could least stand around with her and talk to her. I was already on my way and getting close to Jessie’s house. I had my summer playlist from my iPod blaring out the windows, which consists of Bob Marley, Pepper, Sublime, and Slightly Stoopid…pretty much anything with a reggae sound to it; I was trying to put myself in a friendly upbeat mood. I turned down the music to make my call. I grabbed my cell phone out of its place in my cup holder and noticed I had a voicemail. I quickly glanced at my missed call and all it said was “Unknown Number”, I didn’t think anything of it and I was way to close to the party. I called Lindsay and made a mental note to check the voicemail later.
Lindsay and I arrived at the BBQ at the same time and being there wasn’t as awkward as I was anticipating and it ended up being a successful couple hours. As soon as I had my son, he and I went to the mall. I figured it would be a nice day for us to go to Barnes & Noble, so I could pick up the books from Cosmo’s summer reading list, and he could play in the play area right outside the store. We grabbed some lunch in the food court and then went about our day. Once we finally got home and I was relaxed on the couch with my new book “Why He Didn’t Call You Back” skimming the pages for anything interesting. Diego was watching cartoons and playing with his new stuffed dragon he acquired at Barnes & Noble. I was bored with my book, I was really hoping it was going to be like “He’s Just Not That Into You” for some insight, but it was mainly common sense. I finally remembered that I hadn’t checked my unknown caller’s voicemail and picked up my cell phone. I called my voicemail and the semi friendly robotic woman’s voice chimed, “You have one unheard message” I can’t help but think of the Friends episode where Joey says in a comical robotic voice, “’you have one new message” and then continues with “what a cool job!” I always quietly laugh to myself whenever I hear that on my own voicemail.
Next thing I hear is a man’s deep husky sounding voice telling me, “you’re fat and you’re ugly.” I listened to it over and over again trying to see if I could recognize the voice because it sounded a lot like someone I work with. I couldn’t help, but think if this is the person I think it is, he sure does have room to talk. He is a seven foot ogre with pot marks all over his face and slanted eyes that you can never really tell if they are open or not. I was never offended by the comments, but thought of them as comical. What kind of adult male goes out of his way to prank call another adult in the middle of a Saturday afternoon? Usually when a guy is prank calling a girl it has something to with alcohol and possibly drunk dialing, but it was a sober sounding message.
I don’t want to jump to conclusions about who would do something a twelve year old girl does, but I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I couldn’t help but think it was the guy I work with, but I kept questioning myself to why he would do such a thing. He is married, and we are what I consider work friends. We run in the same work social circles and occasionally will see what the other is up for the weekend if it’s anything interesting, but never any ill feelings. Regardless of whom left the message it’s completely asinine. First, I may not be extraordinarily beautiful but I know I am not ugly. Second, I may carry around a few extra LBs, but I really don’t care. I still have guys tell me I am beautiful and I am smart and fun and if someone wants to call me from an “unknown number” because he doesn’t have any balls and he tries and break me down or give me a complex…..I say to you….NICE TRY.
Monday, June 8, 2009
Monday, March 2, 2009
I <3 E.C.
I look for the stories that no one has really read because I want to be able to discover characters on my own. Real life stories that I can relate to, where I can find myself in a certain character. The heroine, the villain, the comic relief.
I thought "only 14 year olds are reading Twilight" and "its a love story about vampires? C'mon let's get serious" I had no idea what the hype was about, I just didn't get it!
I bought Twilight for my 14 year old cousin for Christmas. She left it at my house on New Years Eve. There was nothing good on TV since it was Monday and The Hills were over, DWTS and American Idol were in between seasons. It wasn't Grey's Anatomy Thursday. I thought I might as well see what all the buzz is about. And then I started reading Twilight.....
I read all 4 books with 10 days! I couldn't put it down. My breaks and lunches at work were consumed by the adventure in Bella and Edward's love. I found myself getting home from work making a quick dinner for my son and getting into pajama's right away just so I could go to bed and read until 3am.
If guys were smart and wanted to know what women really wanted all they have to do is read Twilight and see how tender and passionate Edward is about Bella. That's what love is about. Me, as a woman, am actually IN love with a character from a book! If you haven't read it, it's written from Bella's perspective and I can't help but feel weak in the knees right alongside with her when she sees Edward and I can feel my heart speedup when they kiss. I am in love with Edward because I am in her head and I feel everything little thing she is feeling.
I've always wanted to have my life to turn out like a romantic comedy or fairy tale and have my happily ever after. But now after reading this book all I want to know is, where the hell is my Edward Cullen?
I thought "only 14 year olds are reading Twilight" and "its a love story about vampires? C'mon let's get serious" I had no idea what the hype was about, I just didn't get it!
I bought Twilight for my 14 year old cousin for Christmas. She left it at my house on New Years Eve. There was nothing good on TV since it was Monday and The Hills were over, DWTS and American Idol were in between seasons. It wasn't Grey's Anatomy Thursday. I thought I might as well see what all the buzz is about. And then I started reading Twilight.....
I read all 4 books with 10 days! I couldn't put it down. My breaks and lunches at work were consumed by the adventure in Bella and Edward's love. I found myself getting home from work making a quick dinner for my son and getting into pajama's right away just so I could go to bed and read until 3am.
If guys were smart and wanted to know what women really wanted all they have to do is read Twilight and see how tender and passionate Edward is about Bella. That's what love is about. Me, as a woman, am actually IN love with a character from a book! If you haven't read it, it's written from Bella's perspective and I can't help but feel weak in the knees right alongside with her when she sees Edward and I can feel my heart speedup when they kiss. I am in love with Edward because I am in her head and I feel everything little thing she is feeling.
I've always wanted to have my life to turn out like a romantic comedy or fairy tale and have my happily ever after. But now after reading this book all I want to know is, where the hell is my Edward Cullen?
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
That Explains It
Today a story on CNN.com is why we marry people who are like our parents. I already knew this....but it just confirms my suspicions.....
"Sometimes, people choose mates who resemble their parents not because of fond memories, but to make amends for an unhappy childhood.
"This is most common if you felt rejected or abandoned by a parent and still haven't worked through it," says Stephen Treat, director of the Council for Relationships, a Philadelphia nonprofit. "Your psyche wants to go back to the scene of the crime, so to speak, and resolve that parental relationship in a marriage."
Women who felt abandoned by their fathers are likely to choose emotionally unavailable husbands, for example, and men raised by hypercritical moms will be drawn to wives who pick on them, he says.
It's not a good idea. "You think you'll be able to heal this way, but you're probably no more equipped to deal with the situation than you were as a child, and the parental dynamic gets repeated in your marriage, usually with bad consequences," he says."
No wonder!!! lol....if you know me. I hope you got a good laugh out of this.
"Sometimes, people choose mates who resemble their parents not because of fond memories, but to make amends for an unhappy childhood.
"This is most common if you felt rejected or abandoned by a parent and still haven't worked through it," says Stephen Treat, director of the Council for Relationships, a Philadelphia nonprofit. "Your psyche wants to go back to the scene of the crime, so to speak, and resolve that parental relationship in a marriage."
Women who felt abandoned by their fathers are likely to choose emotionally unavailable husbands, for example, and men raised by hypercritical moms will be drawn to wives who pick on them, he says.
It's not a good idea. "You think you'll be able to heal this way, but you're probably no more equipped to deal with the situation than you were as a child, and the parental dynamic gets repeated in your marriage, usually with bad consequences," he says."
No wonder!!! lol....if you know me. I hope you got a good laugh out of this.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
A Promise
If the Cardinals do indeed win the Super Bowl on 2/1/09 I will get a Cardinal tattooed on my body with the date around it! It will be my very first tattoo for the very first Super Bowl!
Has Hell Frozen Over?
11 years ago in section 33 at Sun Devil Stadium, you wouldn't find many season ticket holders for the Cardinals. You probably wouldn't find too many throughout the stadium. People didn't want to pay for season tickets and then have to walk 1/2 a mile to the stadium in 110 degree weather when the team would most likely lose anyway.
3 years ago in section 113 at the new University of Phoenix stadium in Glendale we have become surrounded by Arizona Cardinals fans who have endured the same pain and disappointment that I myself have faced over the past several years. We have come together and celebrated victories and comforted each other in losses. We have been disappointed even in our new stadium by defeat. Throughout the years even though we have been angry, disappointed, and embarrassed we have never given up hope!
On January 3rd 2009 I walked into University of Phoenix stadium for the first round of playoff games for this season. Arizona Cardinals vs Atlanta Falcons. I knew, that because this was a home game and there aren't that many Falcons fans here in Arizona that our boys were going to come out with this intensity and win the game. We had been the underdog, we were told that we don't even belong in the playoffs. I knew that was just fuel to our fire. We came out strong and we defeated our opponent. I just kept thinking this was the best day of the year for 2009.
On January 10th 2009 we played in North Carolina agaist a team that beat us in the regular season 27-23. We should've won that game back in October. The Panthers were undeafted at home. Everyone was sure we wouldn't win. I'll be honest, I was just glad we made it this far! I couldn't have asked for a better game. We shut down their run and we came up with a HUGE victory! As long as the Eagles were to beat the Giants then we were going to have another home game for NFC title!
On January 18th 2009 I got to walk into the University of Phoenix stadium for the last time this season, simply because the next game was the Super Bowl and it is in Florida! The walk to the stadium doors are a little different these days. Maybe because its a walk across a parking lot or because it's January and not 110 degrees outside or maybe it's because the football fans in this state have started to jump on our bandwagon and are finally supporting the Cardinals and we have finally filled out our lot with nothing but Cardinal RED!!!
Today we beat the Philadelphia Eagles for the NFC Conference Title. We are going to the Super Bowl in Tampa Bay on February 1st 2009. It has been a long and bumpy journey. Not only do our players who we are truly grateful for deserve this, but the fans in section 113 who have been there longer than all the players deserve this most of all!
Go Cardinals!
PS
January 3rd was the FIRST best day of the year and as you can guess January 10th was the SECOND and January 18th was the THIRD. I am hopeful that on February 1st it will be FOURTH best day of 2009 when we get to FINALLY say that the Arizona Cardinals have won the SUPER BOWL!
3 years ago in section 113 at the new University of Phoenix stadium in Glendale we have become surrounded by Arizona Cardinals fans who have endured the same pain and disappointment that I myself have faced over the past several years. We have come together and celebrated victories and comforted each other in losses. We have been disappointed even in our new stadium by defeat. Throughout the years even though we have been angry, disappointed, and embarrassed we have never given up hope!
On January 3rd 2009 I walked into University of Phoenix stadium for the first round of playoff games for this season. Arizona Cardinals vs Atlanta Falcons. I knew, that because this was a home game and there aren't that many Falcons fans here in Arizona that our boys were going to come out with this intensity and win the game. We had been the underdog, we were told that we don't even belong in the playoffs. I knew that was just fuel to our fire. We came out strong and we defeated our opponent. I just kept thinking this was the best day of the year for 2009.
On January 10th 2009 we played in North Carolina agaist a team that beat us in the regular season 27-23. We should've won that game back in October. The Panthers were undeafted at home. Everyone was sure we wouldn't win. I'll be honest, I was just glad we made it this far! I couldn't have asked for a better game. We shut down their run and we came up with a HUGE victory! As long as the Eagles were to beat the Giants then we were going to have another home game for NFC title!
On January 18th 2009 I got to walk into the University of Phoenix stadium for the last time this season, simply because the next game was the Super Bowl and it is in Florida! The walk to the stadium doors are a little different these days. Maybe because its a walk across a parking lot or because it's January and not 110 degrees outside or maybe it's because the football fans in this state have started to jump on our bandwagon and are finally supporting the Cardinals and we have finally filled out our lot with nothing but Cardinal RED!!!
Today we beat the Philadelphia Eagles for the NFC Conference Title. We are going to the Super Bowl in Tampa Bay on February 1st 2009. It has been a long and bumpy journey. Not only do our players who we are truly grateful for deserve this, but the fans in section 113 who have been there longer than all the players deserve this most of all!
Go Cardinals!
PS
January 3rd was the FIRST best day of the year and as you can guess January 10th was the SECOND and January 18th was the THIRD. I am hopeful that on February 1st it will be FOURTH best day of 2009 when we get to FINALLY say that the Arizona Cardinals have won the SUPER BOWL!
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